Grade thresholds – March 2024

Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology (9700)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9700 (Biology) in the March 2024 examination.

Minimum raw mark required for grade:

Maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 12 40 27 24 21 18 15
Component 22 60 38 33 27 20 14
Component 33 40 33 30 27 24 21
Component 42 100 63 54 47 39 30
Component 52 30 22 20 17 14 12

Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component.

The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows.

Maximum
Combination of
Option mark after A* A B C D E
components
weighting
AY 260 12, 22, 33, 42, 52 196 175 154 131 109 87
BT1 260 42, 52, 84 201 180 159 135 112 89
BT2 260 42, 52, 87 202 181 160 137 114 91
BY1 260 42, 52, 85 194 172 150 129 108 87
BY2 260 42, 52, 88 195 173 151 130 109 88
CY1 260 42, 52, 95 193 171 149 128 108 88
CY2 260 42, 52, 98 195 172 149 128 108 88
EV 260 42, 52, 75 195 172 149 127 105 84
S3 130 12, 22, 33 – 90 80 68 56 45

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